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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KINGS AND QUEENS, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Eight henries, one mary
Last Line: And we praise god for five.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: Eight henries, one mary
Last Line: And we praise god for five.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Eight Henries, one Mary,
One Elizabeth;
Crowned and throned Kings and Queens
Now lie still in death.
Four Williams, one Stephen,
Anne, Victoria, John:
Sceptre and orb are laid aside;
All are to quiet gone.
And James and Charles, and Charles's sons --
They, too, have journeyed on.
Three Richards, seven Edwards
Their royal hour did thrive;
They sleep with Georges one to four:
And we praise God for five.
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